Madness Manager
From the startup screen, click on "Pools" to display the Pool Management screen.
The pools lists all the pools stored in the MadnessManager.
From this display, you maintain the all the pool information, add
new pools, and delete pools. The demo version limits the pool list to
10, while the full version allows 40 pools. Each pool can have upto
100 entries.
To view, add or revise player's entries for a pool, highlight the pool
from the pool list, then tap the 'Admin' button. To view or revise the
setup of the pool, highlight the pool from the pool list, then
tap the 'Setup' button. The 'Scores' button will display the current and
potential scores for the pool, and the 'Prizes' button provides setup and
status information regarding prize distribution of the pool's proceeds.
The 'Delete' option will remove the selected pool and all of the players
information, and cannot be undone once completed.
The 'Copy' button launches a feature which will copy all the player
contact information from an existing pool into a new pool. Picks,
tiebreak, and participation information are unique to a tournament and
are not copied to the new pool.
A Tourney Error generated when trying to open pool information is
probably due to deletion of the associated Tournament information
in the Tourney list. Chances are the pool is no longer active and
should be deleted from the Pool list. However, you may retain an
inactive pool to save player rosters, and copy it to a new pool
saving time and effort in setting up a pool.
From the startup screen, click on "Pools" to show the list of Pools, then "New" to setup a new Pool, or highlight a Pool in the list
then click "Setup" to change the Pool information.
This form is used for input and revision of the pool setup information.
All pool names must be unique. After the initial setup of the pool,
the pool name and associated tournament cannot be changed. To revise this
information, you copy the pool with a new name and/or a different
tournament. From the pool list screen.
If a 64 team tournament is in progress and has been played to the
Sweet 16, you can select that tournament for a 2nd Chance pool by
checking the 2nd Chance box. 2nd Chance pools will be noted at the
bottom of the screen
Upon exiting the screen, you
will be prompted to save the form information.
To enter or change player information or player picks, highlight the pool from the pool list
then click "Admin".
The players administration list displays all the players'
entries for a selected pool. From this display, you can add a new
entry in the pool by selecting the 'new' button, view the player/entry
information highlighting a player then selecting the 'info' button,
view the picks by highlighting a player then selecting the 'pick' button,
or delete an entry by highlighting a player then selecting the 'delete' button.
For convenience, the phone number associated with the entry/player is
listed, as well a status of the entry fee (if any). The status of the
entry fee can be updated directly from this screen, providing a quick
display of participation for the pool manager.
Pool entries are globally locked or unlocked by tapping the 'lock icon'
button located in the upper right corner of the screen. A green check
indicates that entries are unlocked and changes can be made to their
picks and tiebreaker information. Contact and participation information
can be changed regardless of pool lock status. A red circle and bar symbol
indicates the pool is locked. The bracket display graphically showing wins
and losses is enabled only if the pool is locked.
The red '×' displayed to the left of a player's name
indicates an incomplete entry. Picks have not been fully completed, or
tiebreaker information has not been filled out.
From the player's list, click "New" or highlight a player's name then click "Info" to view the
screen used for input of the player's contact and initial pick information.
All players names must be unique within a the same pool. If there are
multiple entries in the pool by a player, you will need to add a number or
or other designator to the player's name to make it unique.
You can input picks by clicking on the 'Picks' button in the lower right
corner of the screen, or add/revise them at a later date from the pool
administration screen.
You will be prompted to save this form's information upon exiting this screen
or when you click the 'picks' button.
To enter pick information for an individual player,
highlight a player's name then click "Picks", or clicking on "Picks" when you initially set-up
a player's information.
This screen is used for input, update and display of tournament
results or player picks.
Select picks or winners by tapping on the team. Your pick will
automatically be displayed in bracket. If you change a pick that
results in changes in subsequent rounds of the tournament, those
picks will be reset.
The 'More' button in the
lower right corner displays the top or bottom portion of a region,
or the next 8 teams in a grouping of 16 teams. Rounds are scrolled
forward or back using the arrows in the bottom center of the screen.
You can display specific regions by tapping on the region buttons at
the top of the screen (if the tournament has more than 16 teams).
To reset all picks displayed on the screen, tap the reset button in
in the upper right corner of the screen.
If you want to run 'what-if' scenarios for your pools, you can update
and save a 'what-if' tournament result, then look at the pool scores to
see what happens. When you are finished with your analysis, just reset
and save the Tourney result brackets to reflect the games to be played.
When displaying bracket pick results, winners are shown in green, losers
in grey, and games to be determined in blue. Monochrome devices show losers
with a strikeout through the team name. The is no graphical difference
winning teams and games to be determined in monochrome devices.
Bracket pick results are displayed if the pool has been locked,
otherwise, the bracket is shown in entry/update format.
This form is used for setup, revision or displaying status of
prize distributions for a pool. The total prize amount represents the
cost per entry as defined in the pool setup, multiplied by the
number of entries, less any administration fee charged by the
pool manager. The administration fee can be set as a flat dollar
amount or a percentage. The total prize and number of entries are
calculated values and cannot be revised.
The MadnessManager allows distribution of the prize to a maximum of
the top 10 players. Distributions are automatically calculated, with
revisions to the prize setup recalculated when the 'Recalculate'
button is tapped.
After final scores and winners of the tournament are entered, you can
view the winners list by tapping the 'View Winners' button.
Tapping the 'view' button in the winners table is open
the player information screen so that you easily access the winner's
contact information.
You can update tournament game results either manually or by downloading tourney updates (if available).
During March and April, all the major conference brackets, the NCAA Men's and Women's college championship,
and the post-season NIT are included in the Madness Manager Update files.
Results downloads are best used in the early rounds of the tournament where several scores need to be updated.
More information on this feature...
For the later rounds of a tournament, manually updating a few game results is much faster and less bother than uploading the result file and syncing to your PDA. To manually update game results, select "Tournaments" from the opening screen, then highlight the tournament you want to update in the tournament list, then tap "Manual Update". From the bracket display, tap on the winning team to update. Game results will be automatically saved when you close the update screen.
Players are listed by highest current score. Potential score is
also noted, but is not used in calculation of the current pool
rankings. Tapping the 'view' button displays the brackets for
the player, showing their correct and incorrect picks. Tapping the 'memo'
button in the upper right part of the screen will write the displayed
pool scores to a memo or text file -- depending on PDA platform.
One of the more difficult tasks with a PDA is entering data, especially if you don't have a keyboard --
the the tiny one thumb variety or a fold-out version. With that in mind, the Madness Manager was designed
with several features to help you minimize the tedious task of data entry.
